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Your "exam" for this course is a portfolio of artworks with different emphases depending on the type of portfolio you do: Drawing, 2D Art and Design*, or 3D. General information about the College Board's requirements for this course as well as an explanation of the exam can be found at this link:
About the AP Art and Design Program
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Details on the APAD course framework, portfolio exam information and scoring guidelines can be found at this link:
AP Art and Design Course and Exam
The AP 2-D Art and Design course is designed to be equivalent to an introductory college course in 2-D art and design. Students develop 2-D skills through materials and processes such as graphic design, sequential art, photography, collage, printmaking, illustration, industrial design, animation, game design, painting, fibers, and others. Still images from videos or film are accepted. Composite images may be submitted. Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas as long as the work is the student’s original creation. Students can work with any materials, processes, and ideas as long as the work is their original creation. As a reminder, the use of Artificial Intelligence tools is prohibited at any stage of the creative process and while students can build upon pre-existing artist created works, students must be the principal artist or designer of the work they submit.